Garbage can



Jan. 22, 1924, 1,481,685

' G. w. BuRRows GARBAGE CAN Filed Aug. 15', 1921 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEYS.

' of Texas, `have invented'certain new and Patented dan.. 22, i924.,

anon-GE w. Bertani/vs or neueren, TEXAS.

Gan-:Brien can.

Appncauon mea .iugm 13, 1921. serial 110.491,980.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE W7. Bunnows, a citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and. State l the provisionof 4a garbage can having a removable cuspidor which maybe connected witha waste pipe, and Vwhich `is equipped with a spray nozzle for flushingthe same.

Another object of the invention is to pro-V vide a garbage can of thecharacter described which is completely enclosed, and which is providedwith suitable shutters, through which the garbage and other refuse willbe admitted.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention has particular relationto certain novel features ofconstruction, operation and arrangement of parts, an example of which isgiven in this specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

' Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device partially broken away.

Figure 2 is a front View, and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the shutters employed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numeralsof reference designate similar parts in yeach of the figures, thenumeral 1 refers to the surrounding casing or shell, into which theremovable receptacle 2 is fitted from the rear. This receptacle isdesigned to contain waste paper and the like, and is equipped with theupper and lower hand grips 4 and 5, by means of which it may be removedto be emptied. The shell has an upward eXtension formed of the vertical'front and rear walls 6 and 7, the front wall having an-eirtrant opening8 which is normally closed by the shutter 9 which opens inwardly asshown in dotted lines, Figure 1. This shutter is hinged at its upperedge and carries the weight 10 on itsfinner side to normally hold itclosed. |This shutter may be opened manually by pushing it inwardly. Gnthe inside of the shell, above the receptaclev 2, there is acompartmentll having a flat'bottom 12 formed with a central opening,aligned over'the upper end of the waste pipe 13, which is connected tothe sewerv system. jThe receptacle 11 has an entrant opening 14, whichis surrounded by a funnel-shaped chute 15. This chute is secured to thewall of the shell and underneath it, thereis a cuspidor 16 which restson 'the bottom 12, and which has a discharge outlet 17 entering theupper end of the waste pipe 13. The opening 14 is normally closed bytheshutter 518,'which is pivoted to 'the` wall of the shell above theopening 14. This door is formed at its upper edge with the shortsleevel19 and the aligned long sleeve 20, spaced therefrom and whoseouter end carries.v the outwardly turned arm 21. A water pipe 22 leadsup through the shell and its upper end is overturned, and extendsthrough the sleeves 19 and 20, forming a support, or bearing for said.sleeves, on which the shutter 18 operates. This water pipe is equippedwith a suitable valve23, the outer end of whose stem has the arm 24 ixedthereto. A foot lever 25 is hinged at one end to the rear side of theshell and its free end is formed into a foot pedal 26. This lever isnormally held elevated by a coil spring 27, one end of which is attachedto the lever and the other end of which is secured to the wall of theshell. A link 28 is pivoted at one end to the'lever 25, and at its otherend it is pivoted to the free end ofthe arm 24. A cable 29 is fastenedat one end tothe free end of the arm 21 and atits other end itisattached to the coil spring l30, which in turn is secured to the freeend of the'arm 24. s

Vhen the foot pedal 26 is depressed, it operates through the link 28 toopen the valve 23 and at the same time, it operates through the coilspring 30 and cable 29 to open -the shutter 18. The overturned end ofthe foot pedal 26 is released the spring 27 will elevate the lever 25and close the valve 23 through the link 28. At the same time, theshutter 18 will close by' gravity.

What claim is:

l. A device of the character described, including a surrounding casingor shell having an entrant opening, a removable garbage receptacle insaid shell uznderneaththe opening, a hinged shutter normally hangingvertically and closing said opening, a separate removable compartmentWithin the shell, forming a cuspidor, a hingedcover for said cuspidor, ahinged lever, one end of -Which is formed into apenal and aconnectionbetween said lever and said cover, through which the lever maybe operated to open the shutter.

2. A garbage receptacle including a shell hai/'ing' an inlet opening, acuspidor arranged Within said shell, a. Waste pipe connected to 'saidCuspidor, a Water inlet pipe formed with a nozzle through which Watermay be discharged into the' cuspidor, a shutter 'for said opening, avalve controllingV` said xvater pipe, and a manually operated deviceconnected to said valve and shutter, whereby" they may he simultaneouslyopened.

3. A garbage receptacle having an entrant opening, a cuspidor arrangedunderneath said (meningy a drain pipe connected to the cuspidor, a Waterinlet pipe 'formed With a nozzle arranged to discharge Water into thecu'spidor, a valve controlling said Water pipe,

a shutter normally closing' said opening` and a manually operatedydevice connected to valve and shutter through which they may hesimultaneously' opened. 4

4. A garbage' receptacle including a shell having an up'stan'dingfextension Jormedot` vertical front and rear Walls, one of whichisfprovided with an entrant opening, a removable receptacle Within theshell beneath said opening, a swinging door normally closing saidopening `and being held by gravity in closed position, a cuspidor Withinthe shell beneath said opening, a hinged shutter pivoted to the wall ofthe shell and normally covering said cuspidor, a hinged lever, one endof which is formed into a pedal and operative connections between saidlever and said cuspidor cover through which the actu ation of the leveroperates to open said cover.

l5. A device yof the character described, including a shell having; anentrant opening, a shutter normally closing` said open-ing, a cuspidorarranged Within said y shell, a hinged cover for said cuspidor, saidcover having aligned vsleeves at its hingedlend, a water pipe Within theshell, one endof which is overk turned and extends through saidsleeves'and on` which ysaid cover operates, a valve 'controlling saidwater pipe, the over turned end of said Watery pipe between the saidsleeves being perforatedV forminga noz.- zle, and a manually operateddevice' connected to the valve and cover through which they may besimultaneously opened.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE W. BURROWS.'

Witnesses:

E. V. HAn'nxvAY, R. M. Smm.

